Ward stops 36 in Canes 3-0 win over Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)—Embarrassment provided Eric Staal all the motivation he needed to reinvigorate the Carolina Hurricanes’ late-season playoff push.
With Carolina fighting to get back into position for an Eastern Conference playoff spot after two dreadful losses, Staal had a goal and two assists and Cam Ward stopped 36 shots in a 3-0 win over the flat-footed Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.
“The bottom line is we had to respond,” said Staal, noting how Carolina had been outscored 10-1 in its past two games, including a 5-1 loss at home to Columbus on Saturday. “Any time you have embarrassing home losses, you ...

Sabres Get Jaw-Slapped… Again

Well, we've had our share of bad news here in Buffalo recently. Vanek, the third-leading goal scorer in hockey, and just the second player in NHL history to have four consecutive natural hat tricks, officially had his face halfway removed by Anton Volchenkov's Senatorial slap shot. Talk about your bad luck--Vanek's also one of the most durable of the Sabres, having until now missed only one regular season game in four years. The Sabres do seem to have problems with their players' jaws--remember when Teppo Numminem was out because of a small bone fracture in his jaw a few weeks ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)—Embarrassment provided Eric Staal all the motivation he needed to reinvigorate the Carolina Hurricanes’ late-season playoff push.
With Carolina fighting to get back into position for an Eastern Conference playoff spot after two dreadful losses, Staal had a goal and two assists and Cam Ward stopped 36 shots in a 3-0 win over the flat-footed Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.
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Well, we’ve had our share of bad news here in Buffalo recently. Vanek, the third-leading goal scorer in hockey, and just the second player in NHL history to have four consecutive natural hat tricks, officially had his face halfway removed by Anton Volchenkov’s Senatorial slap shot. Talk about your bad luck–Vanek’s also one of the most durable of the Sabres, having until now... [Read more]

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